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let's look back between bush and president obama. like bush the president suffered a drop in job approval and personal favorable ratings and like bush, the public is questioning his leadership ability. you saw that throughout the poll and it had a reverberation effect. it shifted in favor of the other party. will republicans do the same? can the president recover and do what bush didn't do? the man behind the numbers, pollster fred yang. fred and bill, this was a topic of conversation yesterday. is president obama, reagan or clinton or is he more like bush or carter? fred, what in the numbers, are you optimistic and what have you concerned? >> i think barack obama will be barack obama. for obama supporters, obama opponents and those in the middle, right now the issue of the day for them is health care. it seems like the last couple of years he is in charge of events. fundamentally that's what paul was saying. where is the leadership and the vision that we expected? i think health care is the issue of the day for him. things look like
let's look back between bush and president obama. like bush the president suffered a drop in job approval and personal favorable ratings and like bush, the public is questioning his leadership ability. you saw that throughout the poll and it had a reverberation effect. it shifted in favor of the other party. will republicans do the same? can the president recover and do what bush didn't do? the man behind the numbers, pollster fred yang. fred and bill, this was a topic of conversation...
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then i imagine what these three families have in common, the clintons and bushes and obamas. they have been elected to a second term in the white house. i imagine -- >> made fun of jimmy carter. >> probably not in front of him. >> didn't quite make the cut. >> i imagine the obama would probably ask, how did you handle the second term, a divided congress and poll numbers take a hit. then at the end of the day, you recognize they are all human kz and probably talk about their dog. they have a dog. i imagine president bush brought a few home made paintings. >> there was some reporting, i don't know if you can confirm, jimmy carter got the middle seat. >> what i found interesting, you have president bush who probably in his own mind i think would say i did a lot of -- interesting as the republican on the plane, done the most during their presidency, debatable but certainly a lot. if i'm president obama and talking with president clinton and hillary and michelle obama, i'm saying, bill, hillary, you want access to my data -- >> can you do it sounding like -- >> you can do that. if
then i imagine what these three families have in common, the clintons and bushes and obamas. they have been elected to a second term in the white house. i imagine -- >> made fun of jimmy carter. >> probably not in front of him. >> didn't quite make the cut. >> i imagine the obama would probably ask, how did you handle the second term, a divided congress and poll numbers take a hit. then at the end of the day, you recognize they are all human kz and probably talk about...
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president obama was there with former presidents clinton, bush, and carter. along with former secretary of state hillary clinton. and when the president rose to speak, what an ovation. >> president barack obama. [ cheers ] >> thank you. >> the president praised mandela's moral vision and courage. but said the great leader's work is unfinished. >> we know that like south africa, the united states had to overcome centuries of racial. it took people known and unknown to see the dawn of a new day. michelle and i are beneficiaries of that struggle. but in america and in south africa and in countries all around the globe, we cannot allow our progress to cloud the fact that our work is not yet done. and so we, too, must act on behalf of justice. we, too, must act on behalf of peace. >> mandela inspired countless people around the world including president obama who spoke from the heart in personal terms. >> it woke me up to my responsibilities to others and to myself and it sent me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. and while i will always fall short
president obama was there with former presidents clinton, bush, and carter. along with former secretary of state hillary clinton. and when the president rose to speak, what an ovation. >> president barack obama. [ cheers ] >> thank you. >> the president praised mandela's moral vision and courage. but said the great leader's work is unfinished. >> we know that like south africa, the united states had to overcome centuries of racial. it took people known and unknown to see...
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the bushs, joined the obamas for dinner in the "air force one" conference room tonight along with bfd sambassador susan rice. tonight, last word goes to kid president. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. how naughty was he? oh boy... [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. >> it's the holidays. some people are so excited. time to give the perfect gift. ha-ha-ha. >> that's right, kid president is here to help you find the perfect gift. in the video for soul pancake.com. kid president begins by rewriting our notion of what most people on our gift lists need. the truth is most people don't need stuff. they need to know somebody cares. it's about spreading love. >> then robbie novak known to
the bushs, joined the obamas for dinner in the "air force one" conference room tonight along with bfd sambassador susan rice. tonight, last word goes to kid president. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance....
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the bushs, joined the obamas for dinner in the "air force one" conference room tonight along with ambassador susan rice. tonight, last word goes to kid president. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with new fedex one rate, i could fill a box and ship it for one flat rate. so i knit until it was full. you'd be crazy not to. is that nana? [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. which is why he's investing in his heart health by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. not only is kellogg's raisin bran® heart healthy it's a delicious source of potassium. ♪ mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health. now that's what i'm talkin' about. with kellogg
the bushs, joined the obamas for dinner in the "air force one" conference room tonight along with ambassador susan rice. tonight, last word goes to kid president. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we...
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with the obamas, the bushes and hillary clinton board "air force one" to south africa. who is left where? according to the white house president and mrs. bush the medical cabinet for in-flight doctor, not for medical reasons but space and senator clinton given a staff cabin. secretary kerry has a new side kick. he introduced in a state department tweet. the yellow lab named ben after ben franklin. he joined the kerry family by way of a breeder in maine. ben is a good looking pup. see you back tomorrow at 11:00 eastern time. "now" with alex wagner coming up next. alex. you owe me a yogurt, i hear. >> you heard about that. >> i heard about that. >> america found you had your own refrigerator stocked with yogurt. >> the only way to go. >> i have stolen yogurt. >> you are free to take a yogurt any time you want as is anybody who finds one that is not expired. >> thanks, thomas. the first black president of south africa honored by the first black president of america. we will discuss president obama's historic eulogy from johannesburg with josh barrow, richard wolfe, curt an
with the obamas, the bushes and hillary clinton board "air force one" to south africa. who is left where? according to the white house president and mrs. bush the medical cabinet for in-flight doctor, not for medical reasons but space and senator clinton given a staff cabin. secretary kerry has a new side kick. he introduced in a state department tweet. the yellow lab named ben after ben franklin. he joined the kerry family by way of a breeder in maine. ben is a good looking pup. see...
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bush and jimmy carter also attended. despite the rain they sang and cheered along through the whole program. ♪ >> three of mandela's 18 grandchildren were greeted with cheers as they stepped to the podium to speak for the mandela family. >> tower over the world like a comet, leaving streaks of light for us to follow. we salute you, mandiba. >> the giant tree has fallen, scattering bright leaves, each indicating messages of peace and love and reconciliation. >> of the wind, of the land, where black and white and rich and poor and men and women and children must live side by side dreaming the same dream, realizing that we salute you. >> president obama got quite the warm welcome. he also greeted the mandela family before he paid tribute to the man he praised as a giant of history. >> over 30 years ago, while still a student, i learned of nelson mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land. and it stirred something in me. it woke me up to my responsibilities to others and to myself and it set me on an imp
bush and jimmy carter also attended. despite the rain they sang and cheered along through the whole program. ♪ >> three of mandela's 18 grandchildren were greeted with cheers as they stepped to the podium to speak for the mandela family. >> tower over the world like a comet, leaving streaks of light for us to follow. we salute you, mandiba. >> the giant tree has fallen, scattering bright leaves, each indicating messages of peace and love and reconciliation. >> of the...
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don't live up to the high standards set by the stellar legacy of the bush/cheney years. in cheney's words, quote, the performance now of barack obama as he staffs up the national security team for the second term is dismal. frankly, what he has appointed are second rate people. agree or disagree with his politics, john kerry is not a second rate choice for secretary of state. he came close to being the president of the united states. senator kerry as well as senator chuck hagel, both served honorably in vietnam and in combat while dick cheney made sure that he got five different deferments to avoid fighting a war, vietnam, that he loved supporting. so let's take a look at the cheney legacy and see how it stacks up to the president's so-called second rate team. we've got an expert, howard fineman is editorial director of the "huffington post," and joan walsh is editor-at-large of salon. both are msnbc political analysts. dick cheney says the president's national security team is second rate. that's rich coming from the man who did more than anyone to sell the u.s. on a co
don't live up to the high standards set by the stellar legacy of the bush/cheney years. in cheney's words, quote, the performance now of barack obama as he staffs up the national security team for the second term is dismal. frankly, what he has appointed are second rate people. agree or disagree with his politics, john kerry is not a second rate choice for secretary of state. he came close to being the president of the united states. senator kerry as well as senator chuck hagel, both served...
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extended a lot of parts of the bush foreign policy. they don't want to see that end. >> the issue isn't hagel, it's the president. hagel is a lagging indicator -- i understand you know that. but the republicans don't seem to know that. >> i think it's a leading indicator. i think he's obama with a war record. >> exactly. >> i think he's the real obama. thank you, sam stein, and i like it, of course. sam stein and michael crowley. although i think hagel is a notch to my left actually. >>> up next, rush limbaugh has a crazy theory about why liberals love the movie "lincoln." what else would be crazy from this guy? it's got to do with the civil war and some unfinished business. thank you, michael crowley. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at legalzoom a legal plan attorney is available in most states with every personalized document to answer
extended a lot of parts of the bush foreign policy. they don't want to see that end. >> the issue isn't hagel, it's the president. hagel is a lagging indicator -- i understand you know that. but the republicans don't seem to know that. >> i think it's a leading indicator. i think he's obama with a war record. >> exactly. >> i think he's the real obama. thank you, sam stein, and i like it, of course. sam stein and michael crowley. although i think hagel is a notch to my...
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extended a lot of parts of the bush foreign policy. they dornt want to see that end. >> the issue isn't hagel, it's the president. hagel is a lagging indicator -- >> i think it's a leading indicator. i think he's obama with a war record. >> exactly. >> i think he's the real obama. thank you, sam stein and i like it, of course. sam tine and michael crowley. although i think hagel is a notch to my left actually. >>> up next, rush limbaugh has a crazy theory about why lib rools love the movie "lincoln." what else would be crazy from this guy? it's got to do with the civil war and some unfinished business. thank you, michael crowley. this is "hardball," the place for politics. here's what happened... i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something do
extended a lot of parts of the bush foreign policy. they dornt want to see that end. >> the issue isn't hagel, it's the president. hagel is a lagging indicator -- >> i think it's a leading indicator. i think he's obama with a war record. >> exactly. >> i think he's the real obama. thank you, sam stein and i like it, of course. sam tine and michael crowley. although i think hagel is a notch to my left actually. >>> up next, rush limbaugh has a crazy theory about...
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he has spent much of his time between the clinton and obama administration the interim bush years heading the center for american progress. if you don't know what the center for american progress, no worries, a number of think tanks in washington, d.c., given his credentials, it happens to not just be a democratic one. but a liberal one. it acted as a heyday at the bush administration. the american progress sponsors research, they put out petition papers and monitor legislation all to advance an unapologetic agenda. sort of this guy i used to know. >> the same old washington textbook campaigns just won't do in this election. triangulateing and poll-driven positions because we're worried about what mit or roady might say about us just won't do. if we are really serious about winning this election, democrats, then we can't live in fear of losing. >> then senator barak obama secured the 2008 democratic nomination and he won the white house on a message of hope and change. change you could believe in. his election was supposed to reject the safe political posturing that democrats had adopted
he has spent much of his time between the clinton and obama administration the interim bush years heading the center for american progress. if you don't know what the center for american progress, no worries, a number of think tanks in washington, d.c., given his credentials, it happens to not just be a democratic one. but a liberal one. it acted as a heyday at the bush administration. the american progress sponsors research, they put out petition papers and monitor legislation all to advance...
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i understand the fears of progressives as obama conducts a foreign policy that looks like bush's. i am not pro-drone. i am pro-destroying al qaeda. i am pro-protecting america. i am pro-a better drone program and i am pro ending this war as soon as we can but i fear that's a long way away. as douglas macarthur said, only the dead have seen the end of war, and we may now be in a permanent war. okay. that does it for "the cycle." martin, it's yours. >> passionate patriotism from toure. thank you. it's monday, february 11th, and a pope has abdicated, the president prepares to face the nation, but republicans are still stuck on benghazi. >> the president's state of the union address. could be the president's last best chance to address a captive audience. >> do republicans have the leverage now? >> none of the things i ran on as part of the tea party have been fixed. >> i don't want to live with this sequester. >> how do we get growth with jobs? >> no confirmation without information. >> are you going to support him for defense secretary? >> i will see the rest of the answers to his q
i understand the fears of progressives as obama conducts a foreign policy that looks like bush's. i am not pro-drone. i am pro-destroying al qaeda. i am pro-protecting america. i am pro-a better drone program and i am pro ending this war as soon as we can but i fear that's a long way away. as douglas macarthur said, only the dead have seen the end of war, and we may now be in a permanent war. okay. that does it for "the cycle." martin, it's yours. >> passionate patriotism from...
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bush and bill clinton and barack obama who i think represent us very well especially at this time. >> absolutely. you know, you go back to the relationship that mandela had with all these men and how personal it seemed with all of them when president obama came out on thursday and made his statement in the briefing room. when we learned the death of nelson mandela we can learn how personal it was. sometimes they come out with a statement we're saddened by the loss of foreign leader x but this man meant so much on a personal level. >> you see them talking right there. all those presents. >> all in one shot, hillary clinton, george w. bush, bill clinton, standing in the rain in soweto in the stadium where nelson mandela is being remembered by tens of thousands from around the world. >> it was interesting, reverend al, during the iraq war where united states approval ratings were dropping in south africa they were steady and going up because of the renewed focus on struggle, especially aids in south africa that george w. bush and other people put on that country. >> there's no doubt. obv
bush and bill clinton and barack obama who i think represent us very well especially at this time. >> absolutely. you know, you go back to the relationship that mandela had with all these men and how personal it seemed with all of them when president obama came out on thursday and made his statement in the briefing room. when we learned the death of nelson mandela we can learn how personal it was. sometimes they come out with a statement we're saddened by the loss of foreign leader x but...
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not legislative fight with bush about selling social security. for obama, it's simply, can he get past the march and budget impasse? if he does, maybe he can get immigration done and a few other things done. if he doesn't, everything else gets stopped up. like a drain. he's trying to snake the drain and the budget impasse is this big ball of hair. >> wow! >> reporter: how's that for a visual at 7:00. people are getting ready in the morning and their sink is filling up. >> hairballs. quite an image. but a great point made before that unfortunate image. this really may be his last great shot. this time next year, peel will be gearing up for the off-year election and after the off-year election, i remember after the off-year election in '98, i said, okay, that esit for two years, we won't get anything done here. for the most part, that's right. everybody starts waiting for the next guy or woman. this may be the last clean shot he has at changing the dynamic in a dramatic way. >> it is. >> i even asked, is this going to feel like a clinton state of t
not legislative fight with bush about selling social security. for obama, it's simply, can he get past the march and budget impasse? if he does, maybe he can get immigration done and a few other things done. if he doesn't, everything else gets stopped up. like a drain. he's trying to snake the drain and the budget impasse is this big ball of hair. >> wow! >> reporter: how's that for a visual at 7:00. people are getting ready in the morning and their sink is filling up. >>...